Fence-machine



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'A.V. HARPER. FENCE MACHINE.

No. 382.526. Patentd May 8. 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERTUS V. HARPER, OF TOWER HILL, ILLINOIS;

FENCE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,526, dated May 8,-1888.

Application filed January 25, 1888. Serial No. 261,867. (No model.)

machine-is produced that may be readily adapted to pickets of various sizes. 7

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a face Fig. 2 is a side View of view of my machine. the same in operation, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the lowest twister-wheel.

The upright Ct is provided with as many twister-wheels as desired-preferably three-- and each twister-wheel b has a radial slot, b, and an oblong or elliptical central opening, b. Attachedto and preferably integral with each twister-wheel is a frame, 'f, provided with cross-bar f. The cross-bar has a series of holes, g, in which hooks h are removably secured. The twister-wheels are provided with sprocket-teeth, and are driven by a sprocketchain, d. .The drive sprocket-wheel c meshes with the chain, as shown, and is provided with crank-handle e. 1 Y

The upright a is slotted to correspond with the slots b of the twisters.

The operation of the deviceis similar to that of others of its class, as willbe seen from Fig. 2. The wires are passed through the twisterwheels and held separate by hooks h. A picket is placed between strands of wire, which are then twisted together around the picket. Another picket is placed in position, and the twister-wheels are rotated in a reverse direction, and so the work continues. To adapt the machine to very large pickets, the hooks are placed as far apart as possible. For smaller pickets, they are placed closer together. If preferred, the adjustable, hooks may be superseded by a series of hooks permanently attached to the cross-bars of each frame-an expedient-that would make the positionof the wires more readily adjustable." The slots b coincide with slots in the bearings and stand-' ard"while the wires are placed in position,and the oblong openings b,lying at right angles to the slots, tend to retain the wires in the wheels, while permitting lateral adjustment combinatioma sprocket-wheel, b, having slot b and central opening, I), a frame, ff, secured to the face of the wheel, and adj ustable hooks h on partf of the frame, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERTUS V. HARPER.

Attest:

L. W. MORRISON, ROBERT HIGGINBOTHAM. 

